7 Words A Day For MBA, CAT, GMAT Aspirants

• Animdavert (n): To make a critical remark on someone.

              John accepted that any animadversions made on him upsets him greatly.

• Bait (v): Harass, tease.

              The school bully baited the other smaller children.

• Cajole (v): Persuade; coax. 

               We tried to cajole her father into letting her take the car out.

• Canker(n): Any evil.

               Poverty is a canker to all developing nations.

• Decant (v): To pour off gently.

              Make sure you decant the wine into the glass.

• Deft (adj): Neat; skillful.

                 The deft guitarist played the song note-to-note.

• Effeminate (adj): Having womanly traits.

His voice had a wierd effeminate touch to it.

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• Oblivious (adj): Unaware; inattentive.

          I was quiet oblivious about the fact that he was in trouble.

• Palpitate (v): Flutter; throb.

         As she went to check her result, her heart began to palpitate.

• Proclivity (n): Inclination or a natural tendency.

         She had a proclivity towards math from a very young age.

• Querulous (adj): Whining; whining.

         The baby began to act querulous since it had missed a nap.

• Rapacious (adj): Plundering; excessively grasping.

         Hawks and other rapacious birds prey on a variety of small animals.

• Rapine (adj): Steal by force.

         The hungry people rapined food from the soilders.

• Scoff  (v): Mock; ridicule.

         When the student put forth a theory the physics professor scoffed at him.

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• Hallowed (adj): Blessed.
           The village was considered hallowed because they had found a carved idol.

• Immaculate (adj): Flawless; innocent.
           The artefact was truly immaculate.

• Jingoist (n): Extremely aggresive and militant patriot; chauvinist.
           The trained terrorist was such a jingoist that he was ready to die dor his religion.

• Lambaste (v): Beat; thrash physically or verbally.
           When the student tried to argue with the principal, he verbally lambasted him.

• Latent (adj): Dormant; potential but hidden.
           Mira had a latent talent in writing novels since her childhood.

• Magnanimity (n): Generosity.
  The priest was known for his magnanimity throught the town.

• Nepotism(n): Favouritism.
           Pete left the job because he felt that the advancement was based on nepotism rather than ability.